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the prevention of health problems and illness is more important than treatment and medicine. government funding should reflect this. to what extent do you agree?

#prevention #health #illness #treatment #medicine #government
The amount of
money
 spent on
health
 illnesses is a major concern in every country. Government fundings are more oriented on treatments and drugs
instead
 of trying to prevent them. I agree with the fact that more funds should be directed on disease prevention but
also
 investing in more effective drug therapies is necessary.
Fristly
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Firstly
First
, it is better to prevent than cure, in
fact
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 one of the main reasons why a lot of funding are spent on treatments is that there is not a serious plan on how to prevent them.
For example
, many chronic diseases are caused by a poor lifestyle. In
USA
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the USA
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 the majority of the population eat junk food and they live
sedentary
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a sedentary
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 life, the two major causes of chronic illnesses
such
 as diabetes, cardiovascular problems and obesity.
Instead
 of trying to cure these pathologies with
high
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 cost and few results, it would be better to invest more
money
 teaching people what to eat, explaining
them
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 that do some sort of exercise on a daily basis will avoid the aforementioned
health
 conditions in the future.
Therefore
 a lot of
money
 can be saved and potentially be invested
on
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 improving the lifestyle.
Secondly
, I strongly believe that scientist and researchers with the help of new technologies will lead to new discoveries on drug effectiveness.
For instance
, the main goal should not be to just produce more medicine and be able to cure more people but
instead
, trying to create new therapies that are more effective and less expensive.
Therefore
, the
amount
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 of pills each person need will be drastically reduced but at the same
time
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 it won't affect the efficacy of the drug itself.
Thus
, a lot of
money
 can be saved with
this
 process and potentially be reinvested in more
reasearch
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research
. In conclusion, global
health
 issues are more and more increasing all around the world and
government
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the government
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 prefer to invest in medicine rather than trying to prevent diseases. I believe that reducing the number of people that need medicine is the best way to save
money
 and increase the overall
health
 within the population, and
than
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 focusing on more effective
treaments
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treatments
.
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